agente de execução

Published 30 October 2026, 20:39

agente de execução — enforcement agent, bailiff

A private professional, supervised by the solicitadores' professional body, who enforces court decisions: seizes and sells property, takes money from bank accounts and wages, and hands over a home under an eviction order. They are neither court staff nor police officers, but they act on a court decision.

Where you come across it. Enforcement of a decision on a debt or an eviction.

They may enter a home only with a judge's decision and only between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m., must hand over a copy of the decision and may call the police to open the door. They make an inventory of the belongings and allow 15 days for them to be removed.

Official website: diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2006-34578375

Guides

A tenant has received an eviction notice: what it is and what to do, day by day Courts in Portugal: where to go, how long to wait and what to pay for